Carnival Legend Review
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Let me start with the positive aspects. The embarkation and debarkation process was smooth and efficient. From arriving at the Port of Tampa to looking for some lunch was less than thirty minutes. Leaving the ship, once called from the waiting area, debarkation and clearing U.S. Customs was quick, under fifteen minutes.
Our room steward was friendly, efficient and non-obtrusive. He always seemed to be on the job from early morning till late at night.
Our dining room waiter (Alexander) and his assistant (Anton) hustled and got the food served as quickly as it arrived at their station. They were friendly, knowledgeable about the menu and served the various courses in a timely manner. Alexander was incredibly diplomatic and had the patience of Job despite the rude, condescending and boorish behavior of another couple seated with us. I truly understand why people from the South dislike "Yankees" or in this case "faux Yankees". I discretely apologized and explained not all Americans are like that.
Cabin Review
Extended Balcony
We chose a room slightly forward on the Verandah deck (7) for the lower noise factor. The room size was adequate with ample storage. The mattress was average. The room decor was commensurate with the price of the cruise.
I found the room safe system another example of a bad decision by Carnival management. The safe required use of another mag strip credit card other than your room card. This defeats the purpose of a cruise ship safe,i.e., leave everything of any value locked up. The safe should have had a keypad system instead of requiring a person to carry their room card and that additional credit card.
The toilet sounded like you could flush a whole head of cabbage down it but I wouldn't recommend trying it.
Turning on the television always defaulted to a loud verses soft volume. I found this irritating.